VITREOUS BODY
\vˈɪtɹi͡əs bˈɒdi], \vˈɪtɹiəs bˈɒdi], \v_ˈɪ_t_ɹ_iə_s b_ˈɒ_d_i]\
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The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the crystalline lens of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyoid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe.
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.